Clement Ivanov
| Puppey | |
|---|---|
| Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | March 6, 1990 |
| Hometown | Tartu |
| Nationality | Estonia |
| Current team | Team Secret |
| Role | Support |
| Games |
Dota Dota 2 |
| Organizer | Matthew "Cyborgmatt" Bailey |
| Career prize money | $1,508,240.16 |
| Championships | The International 2011 |
| 2007–2008 | Xero Skill |
| 2008–2009 | KingSurf.International |
| 2009 | Nirvana.International |
| 2009–2010 | Team.GG |
| 2010–2014 | Natus Vincere |
| 2014 – Present | Team Secret |
Clement Ivanov (born March 6, 1990) is an Estonian professional Dota 2 player from Tartu, currently playing for Team Secret. He is regarded as one of the best team captains. As of October 2017, Puppey is the 21st highest earning professional e-sports player with total earnings of $1.46 million. He is one of the founders of Team Secret.
Puppey has a musical education, he can play the clarinet, violin, guitar and saxophone. He sang in the choir for 12 years and has since he was five years old.
Puppey had a successful DotA career playing for top teams, such as KingSurf.international and Nirvana.international, and with players like Kuroky and Dendi in Team Na'Vi. Despite the fact that he plays Jungler and Support most often, Puppey is also able to play in every role.
Puppey started his first steps into the DotA 2 competitive scene with Natus Vincere among players such as Dendi and Artstyle, as they competed in The International 2011. They went undefeated throughout the whole tournament, winning the then-big $1,000,000 USD grand prize. They also won the Electronic Sports World Cup 2011 and took home $12,000 USD. In both of these tournaments, he demonstrated fantastic prediction with the hero Chen's ability to send his teammates back to base. Puppey became Natus Vincere's Captain after ArtStyle's departure from the team in October 2011.
After winning those two tournaments, Puppey went on to have a place on the podium for 31 out of 32 different tournaments in from 2013-2011, winning tournaments such as the Alienware cup, StarLadder Star Series Season 7 and The Defense Season 4. He also achieved second place in The International 2012.
After winning the Dota 2 Champions League Season 2 in 2014, things began to go south for Puppey, getting a 7-8th place at The International 2014, Puppey suddenly left Natus Vincere with Kuroky. The community started saying rumors about why he would leave a team he stayed with for four years.
After a loss in a series against Alliance, Puppey and his new team consisting of him, Fly, N0tail, KuroKy and s4, went on to achieve second place in their first tournament Starladder Season 10.
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